iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Short Interest Up 151.2% in November

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) was the target of a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 922,400 shares, a growth of 151.2% from the November 15th total of 367,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,641,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of IUSB stock opened at $45.66 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.07. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $44.21 and a 52 week high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1593 per share. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. SWAN Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

About iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Universal index. The fund tracks a broad Barclays index of USD-denominated taxable bonds. The index is market value weighted. IUSB was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.